What's your Handlebar length with Damper installed???

Since this new Motosportz Damper is my very first one, I figured I could cut my bars down to help me get through the tight trees here in the northeast and not have to worry about getting crossed up as much as if I didn't have the damper.

Last night's hacksaw experience has me down to about 30.5" and it's about the shortest I can go with these stock bars and all the instrument stuff I need to get back on there to keep it street legal. I don't remember what I had my old WR430 down to back in the 80's when I ran enduros, but it was pretty narrow and we didn't have dampers. What are you guys (and gals) cutting them down to ???

I never run more than 29.5" on my modern bikes. I use to run 28.8" on my XR's. I now run the Moose Flex Series Mini bars. No cutting required and are slightly taller. My measurement is for the bars only. Not counting bark busters.

Good point - my bar length is actualy slightly under 30" - my 30.5" measurement is with Moose Racing bark busters.

I cut mine down to 28.75" before the bark busters. I'm riding tight East Coast single track. I almost never get past 3rd gear...

30" for me before bark busters....which makes just over 31" when they are installed.

Here is a thought on what length bars should be. Get in a good push-up position and measure the outside distance your hands are, do it a few times and take the average. This is where your most strength is.

Think I have heard that before..................................LOL